Playwright’s Progress Showcase

Playwright’s Progress is a theatrical reading of the best new play/s to emerge from over 220 submissions nationwide. Promoted by the Writers' Guild of Great Britain in partnership with Leicester Square Theatre and Central School of Speech & Drama – and funded by the Arts Council England and The Writers' Foundation (UK) - this showcase, performed by actors of the highest calibre, will feature the next generation of theatre writing talent.

Featuring:

Westernization by Imran Yusuf
- A married couple in crisis takes a comic journey from East to West. Over one night of metaphysical flight and fantasy, they navigate a world of authority figures, taking in gender politics, gymnastics, green tea and God; they argue, fumble and dance a way through the fundamentals of their relationship. What on earth can they – or any of us - do when the ground beneath their feet is shifting at a rapid pace?

The Ostrich by Kate Davidson
- Middle-aged banker Teddy gets a shock when he goes home for his mother’s birthday to find that her dementia has significantly deteriorated. With neither of his sisters able to pay for nursing care, Teddy must make the tough choice about whether to put his feisty mother into a home. In this witty and poignant family drama secrets come to light, but does Teddy face up to painful reality or keep digging his head further into the sand?